Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-01
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Gov. Thaysr Of Nebraska signed thedeat,
warrant of Jack Marien, sentenced to
hang at Beatrice. The crime was the muir
der OF John Cameron in 1872. It was one
yer after the murder before the )cdy was
found and Marien suspected OF the crime,
and ten years more elapsed before the sus-
pected criminal was arrested. The case
has been in the courts for the past five
years, and three times tho prisoner has
'2been sentenced to hang. Ss:ss> i
Consul Eckstein at Amsterdam, in a re.
port on Dutch cattle, writes as follows to
the state department. on the subject OF
lnisnanling these cattle in the United
States: In the United States there pro.
certain breeds of Dutch cattle as '.Hol
stems" So doing seems to be very annoy
ing to farmers, stock raisers and other
parties In this country, is there exists in
Holland no breed of cattle and never did, !
as l am informed, named "Holstein." II
notice would be taken OF tn is matter and
the practice referred to discontinued, it /
would be greatly apprecia ted by large
number OF people here.
The German Official Gazette published
an imperial rescript. After expressing his
tsrest shown by the people on his birth. /
day, emperor William proceeds: In m7
early youth saw the monarchy OF my
deeply afflicted father under @ direful visit.
alton that tested the endurance OF tha
people. have since seen how the devoted
loyalty, eager selfsacriice and undaunted
courage OF my people brought them to ad-
vance and elevation. Now, in my old age,
after the many vissisitudes OF my life, |
look with pride and satisfaction upon the
great Transformation which the glorious
events OF the recent past, the imperishabls
feeling OF German unity and sincere love oi
the fatherland have affected in Germany.
May the consummation achieved by our
beloved country conduce, as I confidently
hope it will, to ever-increasing prosperity.
all classes OF the nation living in the uus
disturbed blessed ]abors OF peace
The interstate commerce commission
will not meet until after April 1.
Senator Sawyer OF Wisconsin will build
a costly residence in Washington.
Quartermaster General Holabird thinka
fifty thousand dollars will be expended ON
Fort Smelling buildings this year.
There is no longer any doubt but that
Secretary Fairchild has been informed by
the president that he is to be the secretary
OF the treasury after April /.
Clerk Adams has prepared his roll call ol
the Fiftieth congress, but still lacks official
information OF the election of eight mem
bers including Holmes OF Iowa. The clerk
has put them on the list expecting to re-
ceive the credentials in due time.
Judge Cooley will not arrive in the city
before a few weeks and no attempt at
meeting OF the interstate commissioners
will be made until all the commissioners
can be there. The president signed sill the
commissions, and the members can begin
on their $1,000 salaries soon as they
can get there and file their commissions
"Who are talked about in Washington IA
presidential candidates." was asked OF
Senator Beck. WELL, " he replied, 'it has
narrowed down to Blaine. Allison and
Sherman among the Republicans, with the
chances strongly in favor of Allison. Il
Mr.. Blaine favors Mr.. Allison, it is mort
than probable he will be nominated. The
Democrats have centered on Gov. Hill and
President Cleveland. About nine tenths,
perhaps, favor Cleveland. Tho Repubh.
cans are working for Virginia and North
Carolina"
The pope has named Archbishop Corri
gan OF New York prelate assistant to tbs
pontifclal throne.
Frank Guyer of Chambersburg, Pa, was
seriously beaten by mob because he had
abandoned his wife and children and was
living with another woman.
Mrs. John Farnham, aged 1Os years.
died at Utica, N. Y,
Acting Secretary Mudrow ordered the
reversal of the decision OF the commission
er Of the general land office on the contest
brought by Christopher c. Cowell against
the timber culture entry OF John T. Stearps
OF Des Moines Iowa. The evidence sub
mitted by the contests was to the effect
that the number OF trees required by the
lev u ~,1o >%or xL,<
there was failure 10 cultivate properly
those which were planted. The local of.
hcers found for the contestant, and rcom-
1nended the cancellation of the claim. This
commissioner (McFarland} reversed the
finding of TIE local officers, Mr.. Muldrow
sustains the local officers on the ground OF
failure by the coutestee to comply with the
law as set fourth in the evidence submit
ted, and orders the cancellation.
Oscar s. Strauss of New York succeeds
Sunset Cox as Minister to Turkey. Mr..
Strauss is q member Of the firm OF L.
Strauss Il Sons, importers OF china New
York city. He is an out and out Demo
crat, and q staunch Cleveland man. Hs
was secretary OF the executive COMMITTEES
OF the merchants and business COMMITTEES
OF the combined merchants and busineas
mems Cleveland and Hendricks club in
1884. He is thirty-six years old, and has
written q book on THE Origin OF the Re-
publican Form of Government in the
United States, - which is now in it's second
edition.
Mr.. Gladstone writes correspondent
that he does not sylnpathize with the pro-
posal to nationalize Irish lands. United
Ireland, Mr.. Parne!rs organ, publishes a
bitter attack upon Mr.. Balfour, under Sec
retary for Ireland. 1t calls him ''the
Rn1e, hoar
wrapped in womans hide" and says:
He has entered lightly into {. struggle
with the Catholic church, in which struggle
the proudest despots have been humbled to
the dust. Bismarck ewaying the destiniea
OF Europe, in his whole career but once
learned the bitterness OF defeat, and that
was when no laid his hand on tho church,
which resents the sacriigious handling ol
the sacred privileges OF the priesthood.
There is no longer any doubt that Rob
ert S. Boyd, OF Boston, special agent OF the
Bell Telephone Company, lost his life in
the Richmond Hotel fire, as q telegraph
message was delivered to him there on the
night of the fire and he has not been heard
from since.
Fire destroyed four stores on Dryades
street, in New Orleans. The loss is esti-
mat ted at $50, 900, fully insured. The fol-
lowing were burned out: J. T. McKenna,
grocery, Boyland's crockery store, Gim-
bler's shoe store and an adjoining furni.
ture store.
Archdeacon Blyth Of London, has been
presented the vacant bishopric OF Jerusa-
lem. He will be consecrated by the arch
bishop OF Canterbury.
The New York court Of appeals has
unanim ously affirmed the constitutjonaii.
ty of the state o]eomargarine act in de-
cision confirming the sentence OF a Brook,
lyn grocer, convicted under the act.
President Garrett told Mayor H odges O,
Baltimore, that the much talked-of rail.
road deal had been consummated and that
but q few minor details remained TO be ar.